Sandra Mae Frank, an actor who’s deaf, co-stars in the NBC hospital drama “New Amsterdam” as fiery surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Wilder.
NBC’s “New Amsterdam” returns from its Winter Olympics hiatus Tuesday at 10 p.m. — as fiery surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Wilder continues to lead “The Resistance” against cost-cutting hospital administrator Dr. Veronica Fuentes .Wilder is played by Sandra Mae Frank, an actor who is deaf and who joined “New Amsterdam” this season in the key role of Dr. Wilder.
“As a deaf doctor, as a surgeon, feeling oppressed for being a woman, for being deaf, for being queer … to bring that level of passion, and especially with The Resistance, it makes sense.Zach Dilgard/NBC “She’s one of the many wonderful role models I have,” she said. “She was the adult woman in ‘Spring Awakening’ and several years ago in Canada we filmed a sci-fi movie called ‘Multiverse,’ and she played my mom. To this day, she’s one of the amazing people I’ve worked with and I can also count on her as a friend.”“She’s taught me a lot about myself,” she said. “I’m coming into my 30s and learning more about who I am as a person. Dr.
“We have a DASL — Director of Artistic Sign Language — her name is Jackie Roth and she is a phenomenal deaf woman … who is responsible for making sure the English script is translated into ASL [American Sign Language] accurately. She works with me and gives me notes on my signing choices and works with me supporting my translation.
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